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Floating Paper Clip Experiment
Take a look at Paper Clip Float Experiment
Take a look at the simple Floating Paper Clip Experiment which you can easily include in your project list.
Things Required
Dry Paper Clips
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Tissue Paper
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Bowl with Water in it
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A Stick/ Pencil
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Process
Step 1: Get the water bowl ready.
Step 2: Gently place the paper clip and see if it floats. No?
Step 2: Now, take a piece of tissue paper and drop it on the surface of the water.
Step 3: Place the paper clip on the surface of the tissue paper.
Step 4: With the help of the stick, carefully poke the tissue paper until the tissue sinks.
Step 5: You will notice that the paper clip doesn’t sink.
So, this is how you make a paper clip float.
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Scientific Reason
So, how does this work? The paper clip floats due to Surface Tension. Surface Tension created by the water molecules make the paper clip float.
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